Taiwan court rules trans woman can legally change gender without surgery

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A court in Taiwan has told a transgender woman that she can legally change her identification documents without having to undergo gender-affirming surgery.

The ruling was delivered on Monday (26 August) by the Taipei High Administrative Court. It comes four years after the woman, Lispeth Wu, initially filed her request, as per a report by Them.

Wu, who has dual Taiwan-U.S. citizenship, applied to legally change her gender on her ID card and other legal documents on 20 November 2020. She submitted two hospital diagnoses of gender dysphoria and her U.S. passport, which identifies her as female.

Currently, the government of Taiwan requires individuals wishing to change their legal gender to provide evidence of a mental health assessment, as well documents confirming

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